NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 38723985
Production licence 1179
Production licence 1179 was granted Feb 17, 2023 in round TFO2022 in the North Sea. It is active, in the initial extended phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 3 licensees.
- Feb 17, 2023
- granted · valid to Dec 31, 2031
- 2
- km² today · 32 when granted
- 0
- wellbores · 0 exploration
- 6
- register messages
SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER
Licensees today
| Company | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR | 50% | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 35% | Oct 30, 2026 |
| INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | 15% | Oct 30, 2026 |
Petroleum Register
6 MESSAGES · AS FILED, IN NORWEGIAN
The Petroleum Register is Norway's public record of rights in production licences. Every transfer of a share, change of operator, mortgage, extension, and lapse is entered there with its date. The Directorate publishes it in Norwegian only, so each entry is shown in its own words with a link to read it in English.
Oct 30, 2026 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 20329
Vår Energi ASA har overdratt en 5 % andel i tillatelsen til Equinor Energy AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.10.2026 og virkningsdato 01.01.2026.
Aug 20, 2026 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 20270
Energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 28.05.2026 at initiell periode forlenges til 31.12.2031, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.
Mar 14, 2025 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 19305
Energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 14.03.2025 at initiell periode forlenges til 17.02.2031, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.
Jun 10, 2024 · Licensee name change · DOC 18575
Vår Energi Norge AS og Vår Energi ASA har fusjonert 08.06.2024. Alle eiendeler i Vår Energi Norge AS er overtatt av Vår Energi ASA. Energidepartementet har samtykket til fusjonen i brev datert 29.04.2024, jf. petroleumsloven § 10-12 og lagringsforskriften § 11-13.
Feb 15, 2024 · Licensee name change · DOC 18272
Neptune Energy Norge AS har endret foretaksnavn til Vår Energi Norge AS med virkning fra 31.01.2024.
Feb 20, 2023 · New licence · DOC 17728
Tillatelsen er innført i petroleumsregisteret
Ownership history
EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST
| Company | Interest | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy AS | 50% | Oct 30, 2026 | today |
| Vår Energi ASA | 35% | Oct 30, 2026 | today |
| INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | 15% | Oct 30, 2026 | today |
| Equinor Energy AS | 45% | Jun 8, 2024 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 40% | Jun 8, 2024 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | 15% | Jun 8, 2024 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 45% | Jan 31, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 25% | Jan 31, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Vår Energi Norge AS | 15% | Jan 31, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 |
| INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | 15% | Jan 31, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 45% | Feb 17, 2023 | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 25% | Feb 17, 2023 | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Neptune Energy Norge AS | 15% | Feb 17, 2023 | Jan 30, 2024 |
| INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | 15% | Feb 17, 2023 | Jan 30, 2024 |
Operators
- Equinor Energy ASFeb 17, 2023 to today
Phases
- Initial extendedFeb 18, 2031 to Dec 31, 2031
- Initial extendedFeb 18, 2030 to Feb 17, 2031
- InitialFeb 17, 2023 to Feb 17, 2030
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About this data
Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir) FactPages, mirrored nightly and used under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Interests are the licence's licensee history; the rows with no end date are today's. Register messages are shown as the Petroleum Register files them, in Norwegian, which is the only language it is published in; the kind of message is labeled in English by Petrora, and the link beside each opens it in Google Translate.
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